Dear friend! Regarding the Delaisi book, I must unfortunately say that I do not have it.

I must have left it in Bern or someone has "read it to pieces."

Regarding your letter to women—it seems you took offense at my remarks? And even somewhat misinterpreted them?

I wrote that I would advise removing the passage where it says that "we want to take into our hands," because it will seem ridiculous. If you do not agree to remove it, then I advise sending it only to the nearest, most reliable friends, to Germany, for example, through Radek.

If, however, you agree to rework the careless expressions (after all, given the present postal arrangements, arrests in Germany and France, etc., the letter could fall into other hands), then my advice becomes unnecessary. Such was the meaning of my suggestions. Absolutely nothing more. Not the slightest shade of "dissatisfaction" with your letter, nothing of the kind.

You asked for my opinion: I gave it, and only suggested small revisions.

I shake your hand.

Your Lenin

in Zörenberg (Switzerland)

Published for the first time from the manuscript

Written November 26, 1916

Sent from Zurich